Evidence for the involvement of the muscarinic cholinergic system in the central actions of pentoxifylline

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 149-156

  Cunha, G M A ^a   Farias, P A M ^a   Viana, G S B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase activity; Central effect; Memory; Mouse; Muscarinic receptors; Pentoxifylline; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PILOCARPINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

EID: 0036239216     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-200203000-00006     Document Type: Article

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